//'He loved his family': Family hopes vaccine will save others from painful losses

'He loved his family': Family hopes vaccine will save others from painful losses

A Massachusetts family hopes the COVID-19 vaccine can save other families from the grief they have been experiencing since early in the pandemic when their beloved father and grandfather died.“He loved his family, his grandkids,” said Joe Minahan of Franklin, who lost his father, Joseph, to COVID-19 in April. “Fun-loving guy. He could be stubborn, a stubborn Irishman.”The 88-year-old grandfather of five was in a